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Kentucky-isms

What is it with the poor, bad, or "redneck" parts of a state being nicknamed after Kentucky? It seems to be a national trend. Regardless of where in the country a person is, chances are he or she will hear a resident of the area utter something negative about a place they refer to as "-tucky." When I lived in Omaha, Nebraska, about 20 minutes east of where I lived was Council Bluffs, Iowa. What did most Omaha residents refer to Council Bluffs as? Counciltucky, of course. So, in light of this, I thought I'd have some fun with the word "Kentucky" and nickname certain parts of every state after it. Here we go...

1. Alabama: Kentuckabama

2. Alaska: Kentuska

3. Arizona: Kentuckizona

4. Arkansas: Arkansucky

5. California: Calitucky

6. Colorado: Kentuckorado

7. Connecticut: Connectitucky

8. Delaware: Kentuckaware

9. Florida: Floritucky

10. Georgia: Georgitucky

11. Hawaii: Kentuckawaii

12. Idaho: Kentuckaho

13. Illinois: Illitucky

14. Indiana: Kentuckiana

15. Iowa: Kentuckowa

16. Kansas: Kansasucky

17. Kentucky: Kentuckyucky

18. Louisiana: Louisiucky

19. Maine: Mainetucky

20. Maryland: Marytucky

21. Massachusetts: Kentuckachusetts

22. Michigan: Kentuckigan

23. Minnesota: Minnesucky

24. Mississippi: Mississucky

25. Missouri: Kentuckouri

26. Montana: Montanucky

27. Nebraska: Nebrasucky

28. Nevada: Kentuckada

29. New Hamsphire: New Hamsucky

30. New Jersey: New Jersucky

31. New Mexico: New Kentuckxico

32. New York: New Yorkucky

33. North Carolina: North Kentuckolina

34. North Dakota: North Dakotucky

35. Ohio: Okentuckio

36. Oklahoma: Kentuckahoma

37. Oregon: Kentuckegon

38. Pennsylvania: Pennsyltucky

39. Rhode Island: Rhodetucky Island

40. South Carolina: South Kentuckolina

41. South Dakota: South Dakotucky

42. Tennessee: Tennessucky

43. Texas: Kentuckxas

44. Utah: Utuckyah

45. Vermont: Vermonucky

46. Virginia: Virgintucky

47. Washington: Washingtucky

48. West Virginia: West Virgintucky

49. Wisconsin: Wisconsucky

50. Wyoming: Wyotucky
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